Spoon-holder.



s. E. LYON.

SPOON HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 22, 1912.

Patented May 20, 1913.

UNITED STATES .PA'rENT orsion SARAH I. LYON, OF IiIEHOMIN'EE, MICHIGAN.

srooN-HorinEm Toa ll whom it may concern the rim or ledge'of a kettle or other receptacle to support a spoon and prevent the same from slipping into the receptacle; Specifically, the invention consists'hi the provision of a spoon holder which is formed from a single'section or strand of resilient wire bent in a novel manner to firmly grip the receptacle and accommodate spoons of various sizes. lVith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain other combinations and arrangements of parts-as will be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which;

The figure is a perspective view of my improved spoon holdenengaged on a cookmg vessel and supporting a spoon, the vessel and spoon being shown in phantom.

As illustrated, my improved spoon holder comprises a single strand of wire indicated generally by the numeral 10, said section or strand of wire being rebcnt to provide a pair of vertical and spaced parallel leg portions 11 which have their upper portions -bent inwardly at right angles as shown at 12 to provide horizontaldivergent side portions 13 while the connecting portion 14. is bent outwardly to provide a spoon receiving socket within the area of the side portions 13. The side portions 15 of the socket con-' verge inwardly to produce substantially, three triangular frames-including the socket portion which has a restricted throat 16 for the insertion of the spoon therein. It will also be observed that the socket portion Specificatidii of i aaracat" Patented May 20, 1913 Application filed May 22, 1e12, Serial No: 699,015.

i of the holder is inclined inwardly and down wnrdly to suspend the spoon indicated bythe numeral 17 near the throat portion of the socket and within the. cooking utensil 18, thereby supporting the'spoon and preventing the same from slipping into the reccptacle or utensil as well as accommodating spoons of various sizes. The leg portions 11 are rebcnt twice at right angles intermediate of theirends to 'form lower horizontal connecting portionsl9 and the forwardly extending portions 20 thus provided have their upper extremities bent or curved outwardly and'downwardly to provide resilient gripping portions 21 to tightly=clamp the ledge of the cooking utensil 9r receptacle at its outer face. The

portions 11 and 20 are then intertwistd by extending the portions 20 inwardly around the portions 11 as shown at 22 whereby said 'portions are bent in arcuate form with their- 'ap r extremities spaced apart slightly to tig tly. clampthe receptacle when the depending side portions thus produced engage the inner wall of the receptacle. The

extreme portions of the clamping members 31 are also curved outwardly and upwardly t'n iQIjLI SPflCGCl parallelgrippingeyes' or loops 23 to be grasped by the operator in conveniently engaging the holder with a receptacle or disengaging the same therefrom. l romuhe foregoing description in. connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be evident that a spoon holder made in accordance with the invention will be produced from a single section 'of resilient wire which may be readily bent into shape andwhich will similarly engage the ledge of a receptacle in which the spoon-is to e supported while the dependin v side porn tions of the holder will be brac against the inner wall of the receptacle and thus fully.

sustainthe weight of heavy spoons. 1 claim:

of wire bent intermediate of-its 'ends to 5 A spoon holder formed of a-single strand tremities bent inwardly to assuine a h0ri" zontal position and having their connected portion bent in an opposite'direction there between to provide a triangular socket for receiving a 5M, siid 'leg portions-being In testimony whereof,- I afli x my signarebent upwardly and intertwisted with he -ture, in presence oftwo witnesses.

leg portions and then curved outwardlyand domiwzn'dly to provide clamping portions; I v

to engage a receptacle ahdthe extremities of \Vitnesses: I the leg portions being bent upwardly and ELIZABETH A. CRUICKSHICK, inwardly to provide spaced gripping loops, JAS. C. SHERMAN.

' SARAH E. LYON. 

